when i was young, i remember feeling that my family was superior over every one else in my neighborhood because we traded in a car for an x386 w internet access and nobody else had any computers nor internet access, and the behavior of the others because of it reinforced that feeling for me. i imagine that owning the newest iphone is the modern day equivalent.

the social workers have to employ bizarre tactics to get them to re-prioritize keeping food on the table over the social stigma of using android -- the fake temu iphones have been a godsend in this regard.

That’s the big question, cause I doubt there’s going to be huge demand for phones that cost a couple of grand in this economy.

if the people i know who who place maintaining iphone ownership above being able to afford rent or food are any indication; apple will be fine no matter what the economy is like.

It is assumed that most of the available DRAM will be consumed domestically within mainland China, with little expected to be sold in Western markets.

Too bad for us.

Hopefully there will be other RAM manufacturers that spring up.